playball !

"What’s this?" said one young handsome boy. "'Sup dude?" a cheerful voice came from behind him. "I don't know, when I want to take my book, this come off,” the young boy responded in confusion. He frowned thinking what this envelope thing has to do with him. "Open it! Open it!” said his bud. Curious, he opened the envelope slowly and found a word, “invitation?” Confused, he read the next words,” to ninomiya kazunari-san, you are invited to the third year prom party, which will be held on 060709, as a pianist who will play the opening act. We really appreciate your attendance.

Sincerely yours, sender. Note : this invitation is valid for 2 people only “

“That’s what it said.” Right after he said those words, the other boy grinned and jumped off to hug him. “Wow! You made it nino! I’m so proud of you !!!” Annoyed, he let go of his friend’s hug and said, “Who are you? My mom?” Still bouncy, his friend replied, “But you really worked hard for this, and now, you were approved. Man, I’m so happy for you.”

Well, after all I’ve gone through, maybe I really do deserve this. Smiling from ear to ear, he remembered why he sent the application in the first place. It was all because of him, 3^rd year student who he laid his eyes on from the first time he place his foot here. Johnny’s school of art education. From all of the sections, he chose music. Piano to be specific. Back to this third year student, he’s in the art section, drawing, sculpting, etc. Being a shy person kinda suck actually. Even though you really want to say something, it just can’t come out well. There was a lot of chance for nino to greet him, who is also known as ohno satoshi.

“Why don’t you greet him then ?” aiba asked him one day.

“No way !” he responded. “Why? You just have to go ‘yo senpai, how ya doin bro?’ then you greet each other, get close, and love love bomber plan!” This idiot. “Its not that simple, you know? I even thought about that too and have many scenarios for that, from bump-into-him-by-accident plan to kiss-him-by-force plan, but nothing come off them! It just, every time I try it I got tongue-tied,” he sighed in frustration and rested his head on the desk. The other responded, “Want to borrow some of my luck?” “I really appreciate it, thank you.”

And sooooooooooooooooooooooo, because of that, he spent the two years looking only at his beloved-senpai’s side face. He never faced him straight in the eyes, ohno’s eyes were just too bright for him.

“Ne,” aiba interrupted, “on that card it said that it was valid for 2 dudes rite? Who’s the other one?” aiba’s asking with his eyes sparkling to nino. He snorted, “Hmmm.. What about it? I intend to invite matsun with me.” As soon as the words left his curvy lips, aiba’s eyes dimmed and he began to pout. Nino loves teasing people, especially aiba. He likes to see aiba’s expressions changing so quickly.

“I don’t think I can go with you, ka.zu.ko,” said the ‘highly’ voice from behind. “Uwah! Matsujun!” aiba nearly fell from his chair. “Why?” asked nino while tilting his head, pretending to be cute. “Cause I got that too,” he said as he pull the same red envelope from his back pocket. “I’ll dance, you?” nino shrughed. “Piano.” And then it became an awkward silence till “ So it’s decided! The three of us will go together! Oh, I can’t wait for that day!!“

Frozen, nino begin to speak, “Three?” aiba nodded, “Me, junjun, and ..”

“Me!”

“You ?”

“You!”

“Its ‘me’ , aiba,” matsujun corrected it.

“Oh yeah, me! Yey!! Brofive all around ~~” Then he began to round the three of them and tossed his hand to the other. Leaving matsujun and nino sighing, but couldn’t help to smile.

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“Damn, I’m so nervous,” said the young pianist. “Chillax, you’re the best pianist I’ve ever seen in our age,” matsujun said then take a sip from his 7^th glass. “Aaaaaa don’t say it! It just makes me more nervous. But even the best dancer in our years can get nervous too, huh?” nino teased him back. “Where’s aiba, by the way?” matsujun changed the topic quickly. Nino chuckled, “Maa, he probably flirts around with chan-saku.”

“Chan-saku ?”

“Sakurai sho,3^rd grade, music section, king of rap.” Nino explained.

“Hee,, this is the first time I hear about them being close to each other.”

“It is.”

“Huh?” Nino takes his DS, hoping it would calm him down a bit. Eyes glued to the screen he said,  “This is the first time they face each other. It’s been mail till now.”

“To ninomiya kazunari-san, please stand by,” says the announcer coldly.

“Oh God, this is it,” he shut his DS down and walked to the door nervously. “Nino! Good luck,” matsujun encouraged. He lifted his face up and opened the door. “Lets roll!”

“Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, special performance from ninomiya kazunari !!!”

Big applause came after that. Nino bowed, and sat in front of the white piano. He took a deep breath and, pressed the piano bars gently one by one.

Then the performance went well, or maybe it was a success. After the play, when he bowed to the audience again, in the corner of his eyes he could see. A man in a grey suit smiling towards him and even gave him an applause. It was ohno. It’s everything, his hurt heart said that while his face tried its best to compose a smile.

1 hour later, all performers had performed and time to chitchat with your friends. Nino found himself a bit dizzy, and went to the balcony for some fresh air.

Ah,, this the last day ,huh? I can see him. He looked at the sky above. Lots of star up there. But none of them will make his hope come true.  Sipping the wine in his glass, someone poked him. “What is it, aiba?” he turned his face lazily.

“Care to dance?” said ohno while the music played slow melody. Nino blinked. He looked around and found only them two on the balcony. Ohno extended his hand, and nino nodded shyly.

As the music played, they danced together in silence. Nino took a glimpse toward ohno’s eyes, trying to read his thoughts. But when their eyes met, nino threw his face away. We don’t have to talk, we don’t have to laugh at all, nino thought, I just want you here with me, be with me.

The music stopped, nino pulled his hands from ohno’s. But ohno tightened his grip, “Just tonight?” he asked, half whispering. Nino lifted his face up to see his senpai’s face, he got more tanned than last week,  and tried his best to look into ohno’s eyes, questioning the words ohno said before. Ohno  replied it by smiling and asked for one more time,”  May I?” And leaned his face closer to nino’s. And what nino knew after that was ohno planted a soft yet sweet kiss on his lips.

Ohno pulled his head away and looked at the younger one who looked blank.

“This was my favorite one, you have to return it to me someday,” he smiled at the confused boy for the last time, and took his leave. When nino looked at his hand, where there was a blue wrist band that fits his wrist perfectly.